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How to get fromMadrid to Lensby plane, train, train (Renfe, Ouigo, TGV), bus, car, or train (Renfe, TGV)

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There are 11 ways to get from Madrid to Lens by plane, train, train (Renfe, Ouigo, TGV), bus, car, or train (Renfe, TGV)

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  1. Fly to Brussels Airport, train

    best
    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane plane MAD - BRU
    2. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lille Europetrain train
    7h 2m
    €93–263

  2. Fly to Beauvais–Tillé Airport, bus, train

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Beauvais–Tillé Airport (BVA)plane plane MAD - BVA
    2. Take the bus from Aéroport to Gare routièrebus bus
    3. Take the train from Amiens to Arrastrain train
    8h 23m
    €76–283

  3. Train via Lyon

    1. Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Santstrain train Ave
    2. Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieutrain train
    3. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Arrastrain train Tgv
    14h 2m
    €272–512

  4. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus bus BlaBlaCar Bus
    2. Take the train from Paris Nord to Lenstrain train Tgv
    18h 50m
    €154–268

  5. Drive 1,440.1 km

    1. Drive from Madrid to Lenscar car 1,440.1 km
    14h 2m
    €228–330

  6. Fly to Paris Orly Airport, train

    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Paris Orly Airport (ORY)plane plane MAD - ORY
    2. Take the train from Paris Nord to Arrastrain train
    6h 42m
    €118–301

  7. Fly to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train

    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane plane MAD - CDG
    2. Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Arrastrain train
    6h 43m
    €104–274

  8. Fly to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, train

    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL)plane plane MAD - CRL
    2. Take the train from Charleroi-Central to Lille Flandrestrain train
    8h 12m
    €88–278

  9. Fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train

    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane plane MAD - AMS
    2. Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train
    3. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lille Europetrain train
    8h 52m
    €171–397

  10. Train

    1. Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Iruntrain train Alv / ...
    2. Take the train from Hendaye to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train train Tgv
    3. Take the train from Paris Nord to Lenstrain train Tgv
    15h 12m
    €247–442

  11. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Madrid to Parisbus bus FlixBus 793
    2. Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Lille - Europe Train Stationbus bus BlaBlaCar Bus
    20h 52m
    €123–209

Madrid to Lens by train

Calendar14Weekly Trains
Duration14h 2mAverage Duration
Ticket€272Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,484.3 km
  • Duration: 7h 2m

What companies run services between Madrid, Spain and Lens, Hauts-de-France, France?

You can take a train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Lens via Barcelona-Sants, Lyon Part Dieu, and Arras in around 14h 2m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Madrid to Lens via Paris, Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station, Lille - Europe Train Station, and Lille in around 20h 52m.

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